 Cookie Swap
(Los Angeles) On December 18th, 2008 employees in HQ held a cookie/dessert swap contest to celebrate the holidays. Employees from all departments participated by either baking a large batch of cookies to share, or by enjoying the tasty work of others.
Marcos Gomez, Alfonso Escalante, and Lisa Quimiro were given the honor of participating as this year’s judges. Dozens of entries were carefully eaten and examined to determine the cookie/dessert with the best taste, easiest recipe, overall festive appearance, and most original.
The swap provided a great break from the stress of the season and also supplied the entire office with goodies. Everyone who participated had a great time sampling the sweets and getting new recipes for the Holiday Season.
 Winners included:
Overall Festive Appearance: Niki Weltz’s s’mores Sandwich bar cookies
Easiest Recipe: Mary Lou Saenz’s Spice cinnamon sugar muffins
Best Taste: Hilda Matamoros’ Aloha cookies
Most Original: Lenci Ordaz’s Butter cookies
Two of the winning recipes:
Aloha cookies:
1 package Pineapple cake mix
½ tsp. Pineapple flavoring (optional)
Maraschino Cherries Halves
½ cup Pecans or walnuts
½ cup oil
2 eggs
1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2.Combine all ingredients and mix well
3.Drop from teaspoon onto an ungreased cookie sheet
4.If desired, top each cookie with a half of cherry
 5.Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown
6.Cool on cookie sheet about 1 minute then remove to rack to finish cooling
7.Sprinkle with powder sugar after cookies have cooled
Yields approximately 2 dozen
Spice cinnamon Sugar Muffins
Spice cake mix
3 eggs
1/3 cup of oil
1 1/3 cup of water
(raisens or nuts optional)
1.In a separate bowl mix sugar and cinnamon together for topping
2.Mix all ingredients together and pour into muffin paper cups
3.Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes and then sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. |
